H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Tsvetana Pironkova vs Karolina Sprem H2H: 2-0

Tsvetana Pironkova holds a 2–0 lead over Karolina Sprem in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tsvetana Pironkova leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tsvetana Pironkova won the 2009 Australian Open first round 6-0 6-4.

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Tsvetana Pironkova
Bulgaria Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Karolina Sprem
CRO Age 41 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tsvetana Pironkova #44 6-0 6-4 Karolina Sprem #167 Match data Jan 21, 2009* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Tsvetana Pironkova #75 6-1 6-4 Karolina Sprem #77 Match data Oct 5, 2006* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Tsvetana Pironkova #1,170 #31 1,805 1,774 172 226 43.2% 0 0 0 1 0 1
Karolina Sprem #921 #17 1,504 1,854 93 104 47.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Tsvetana Pironkova Karolina Sprem
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2005 6–3 66.7% #86 1,598 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #273 1,482 0 0
18 2006 15–16 48.4% #64 1,661 0 0 2003 12–8 60.0% #59 1,603 0 0
19 2007 7–15 31.8% #95 1,595 0 0 2004 32–23 58.2% #18 1,761 0 0
20 2008 16–18 47.1% #44 1,635 0 0 2005 15–23 39.5% #65 1,659 0 0
21 2009 9–20 31.0% #97 1,549 0 0 2006 12–16 42.9% #89 1,626 0 0
22 2010 16–15 51.6% #35 1,625 0 0 2007 4–5 44.4% #209 1,612 0 0
23 2011 13–22 37.1% #46 1,646 0 0 2008 7–7 50.0% #174 1,623 0 0
24 2012 20–24 45.5% #42 1,663 0 0 2009 3–8 27.3% #92 1,568 0 0
25 2013 9–21 30.0% #108 1,562 0 0 2010 8–12 40.0% #94 1,562 0 0
26 2014 17–19 47.2% #38 1,598 0 1 2011 0–1 0.0% #817 1,544 0 0
27 2015 18–21 46.2% #59 1,628 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2016 11–14 44.0% #64 1,663 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2017 6–10 37.5% #165 1,638 0 1 — — — — — — —
32 2020 6–2 75.0% #136 1,712 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 2021 3–6 33.3% #252 1,690 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Tsvetana Pironkova Karolina Sprem
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 2005 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2006 7 9 16 43.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 2007 5 6 11 45.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 17 14 31 54.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2005 12 15 27 44.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2009 8 9 17 47.1% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
22 2010 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — 2007 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
23 2011 5 11 16 31.3% 4 8 12 33.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2012 10 14 24 41.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2013 2 10 12 16.7% 1 7 8 12.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2014 16 14 30 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 4 10 14 28.6% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 4 1 5 80.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 88 128 216 40.7% 49 65 114 43.0% 33 27 60 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — 37 51 88 42.0% 42 38 80 52.5% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 329/389 of Tsvetana Pironkova's and 82/196 of Karolina Sprem's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Tsvetana Pironkova Karolina Sprem
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 2006 15/31 1.1 2.3 61.1% 60.2% 48.4% 46.9% 54.3% 55.8% 43.4% 2003 2/20 2.5 6.0 49.5% 62.9% 34.7% 46.4% 27.5% 48.7% 35.2%
19 2007 16/22 2.0 2.6 55.4% 63.2% 46.9% 49.4% 39.0% 56.0% 38.1% 2004 7/55 3.0 6.0 53.9% 63.7% 41.1% 57.9% 39.2% 53.4% 40.6%
20 2008 30/34 1.5 1.7 60.1% 61.2% 44.7% 47.9% 49.0% 54.6% 46.4% 2005 7/38 1.0 4.9 42.9% 51.0% 42.0% 28.6% 37.0% 46.0% 47.8%
21 2009 29/29 2.2 1.6 59.9% 59.9% 39.9% 46.7% 44.8% 51.7% 45.5% 2006 17/28 3.3 5.5 52.7% 63.5% 46.6% 60.8% 57.7% 55.2% 43.4%
22 2010 27/31 2.9 2.3 54.7% 65.0% 47.7% 51.2% 45.0% 57.3% 43.6% 2007 7/9 2.4 6.0 50.3% 65.9% 41.1% 64.4% 45.9% 53.6% 40.1%
23 2011 34/35 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1% 2008 12/14 3.9 4.6 54.4% 68.0% 47.0% 58.2% 44.7% 58.6% 45.0%
24 2012 35/44 2.6 2.8 54.1% 63.0% 46.1% 47.9% 45.3% 55.3% 43.0% 2009 10/11 3.9 6.2 53.2% 66.7% 44.2% 44.0% 40.1% 56.3% 38.6%
25 2013 23/30 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6% 2010 19/20 4.6 4.8 51.2% 70.9% 48.0% 46.1% 35.3% 59.7% 39.9%
26 2014 31/36 2.5 1.7 59.2% 63.8% 41.8% 46.1% 49.7% 55.1% 44.9% 2011 1/1 8.0 11.0 54.1% 67.9% 31.1% 66.7% 45.5% 51.0% 42.7%
27 2015 35/39 2.7 2.0 58.5% 61.9% 48.0% 49.0% 53.4% 56.1% 43.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 22/25 1.4 1.9 59.6% 62.1% 47.0% 43.8% 48.9% 56.0% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 16/16 1.8 1.9 61.3% 60.2% 44.4% 54.9% 55.7% 54.5% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 7/8 2.3 1.1 56.4% 72.4% 51.5% 63.1% 55.5% 63.4% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 9/9 1.7 0.8 56.1% 58.9% 41.4% 54.4% 52.1% 50.9% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 329/398 2.2 2.0 57.7% 62.6% 45.1% 49.5% 49.3% 55.3% 43.4% — 82/197 3.5 5.4 51.7% 65.4% 44.9% 52.0% 43.2% 55.6% 41.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Tsvetana Pironkova Karolina Sprem
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 2005 1599 115.2 — — — — — +76 — 55.6% -0.39 2–0 2–0 — -1.06 2002 1483 93.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.14
18 2006 1662 128.0 +0.23 -0.30 0.983 49.4% -89 +15 -33 48.6% -0.16 4–4 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 103.0 -1.93 2003 1604 127.0 -1.05 -1.09 0.686 41.7% — +85 — 51.0% +0.04 8–3 (73%) 2–3 (40%) 108.1 -0.54
19 2007 1595 110.6 +0.26 -3.72 0.866 47.2% -8 -16 +24 34.0% -1.34 3–3 (50%) 7–3 (70%) 103.3 -0.77 2004 1761 145.8 -0.31 -1.03 0.870 47.2% -93 -1 -10 58.1% +0.55 6–10 (38%) 6–2 (75%) 101.9 -1.22
20 2008 1636 132.0 +0.57 +1.97 1.023 50.3% -49 +36 — 48.7% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 5–6 (45%) 96.9 -1.40 2005 1659 133.4 -3.79 +1.69 0.885 46.7% +25 +35 — 42.7% -0.76 5–8 (38%) 3–1 (75%) 97.8 -0.42
21 2009 1549 125.5 -2.40 +1.22 0.943 48.7% +82 -36 — 36.8% -0.81 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) 94.6 -0.39 2006 1626 122.4 -0.58 -0.67 0.970 49.8% -80 +129 +85 43.8% -0.23 4–6 (40%) 2–3 (40%) 95.6 -0.32
22 2010 1626 127.4 +1.40 +0.29 1.021 50.4% -41 -62 +77 52.2% -0.10 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 100.3 +1.48 2007 1613 105.7 -1.15 -1.26 0.864 47.0% — +130 — 47.6% -0.33 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 98.8 +0.37
23 2011 1646 133.0 +0.53 +0.21 0.976 49.6% -79 -82 +146 41.0% -0.56 2–8 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 95.3 -0.71 2008 1624 118.5 +1.82 +0.88 1.087 52.2% — +63 — 54.3% +0.43 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 94.8 -0.54
24 2012 1664 127.1 -0.33 -0.08 0.964 49.3% -52 -52 +136 44.3% -0.48 6–5 (55%) 6–3 (67%) 103.6 +0.41 2009 1569 117.7 +0.90 -2.06 0.883 47.8% -19 +54 — 40.7% -0.70 0–5 (0%) — — -0.09
25 2013 1562 112.6 -0.51 -2.67 0.876 47.5% -70 -49 +254 36.2% -0.75 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.0 -0.24 2010 1563 118.6 +2.17 -2.28 0.992 49.6% +13 -2 +117 44.4% +0.02 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) 97.3 +0.13
26 2014 1599 135.7 -0.20 +1.20 1.001 50.0% +6 -85 — 49.4% -0.10 2–7 (22%) 3–3 (50%) 93.8 +1.35 2011 1545 98.1 +0.35 -2.30 0.871 47.2% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.18
27 2015 1628 130.3 -1.32 +2.13 0.984 49.7% -36 -94 +134 48.4% -0.22 6–11 (35%) 9–6 (60%) 98.2 -0.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 1664 130.4 +0.33 +0.75 1.022 50.5% -82 -18 +117 47.3% +0.02 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -1.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 1638 116.2 +0.03 -0.71 0.940 49.2% -88 -17 +149 44.7% -0.37 1–5 (17%) 1–1 — -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 1713 134.0 +3.11 +2.53 1.245 54.3% -59 — — 70.6% +1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 1691 123.6 -1.78 -0.45 0.800 45.6% +6 — — 33.3% -1.24 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1774 133.8 -0.16 +0.34 0.971 49.4% -36 -26 +128 45.1% -0.37 40–76 (34%) 49–40 (55%) 96.5 -1.60 — 1855 135.3 +0.29 -0.90 0.944 48.9% -39 +66 +51 48.8% -0.08 29–44 (40%) 18–17 (51%) 95.7 -1.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.